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What is the context for this?

It looks like a curated list of various open, free to use data sets.

I agree though, while useful, seems like this should be embedded in the context of a short write up somewhere. Or, at least, have a title that's descriptive as opposed to what looks like a vague attempt and branding.

I've gone insane. I thought this was a bunch of links supporting the argument that the word 'data' is plural.

this made me laugh out loud, thank you.

It's just poor marketing/branding to anyone not in the know. Much like the name of the current site we're on, though maybe that's what they're going for.

Titles like this are absolutely useless. I shouldn't have to click on a link and spend 45 seconds reading spreadsheet entries to figure out what it is I'm reading about.

FWIW, the Google Sheet has a "Notes" tab which explains the spreadsheet and its content: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wZhPLMCHKJvwOkP4jucl...

Thanks for flagging this confusion. It's helpful to hear how this is perceived. Short answer: The spreadsheet is, indeed, embedded in a broader context. (And has a pointer to that context in the "Notes" tab.) Slightly longer explanation in my main comment on this thread.

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